NUT Reps Meeting
03/05/2016
17h00 to 18h30
East Ham Town Hall
Reps networking meeting on the NUT’s opposition to The White Paper. Preparations for the strike ballot will be finalised.
If your school does not have an official NUT Rep, send someone along on behalf of colleagues.
Rick and I carried the banner, despite strong gusting wind, throughout the very well attended march & rally. Unfortunately we were unable to take photos as holding banner throughout! Saw and spoke with Pauline Buchanan, Dominic Byrne and Andrew Baisley.
Speakers included Kevin Courtney, Mark Serwotka, Jeremy Corbyn , John MacDonnell , Owen Jones, Vanessa Redgrave as well as Junior doctors.
Iain was at the back of the march and got a picture.
The well-attended NTA Officers meeting on Tuesday 19th April 2016 called upon its members to join the NTA banner on the London 2016 MAY DAY march and rally.
Sunday 1st May 2016.
11h30 Assemble Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU nearest tube – Farringdon
12h00. Jeremy Corbyn & John McDonnell will be speaking at Clerkenwell
13h00 March starts
14h20 Rally at Trafalgar Square
Speakers include
Frances O’Grady General Secretary TUC
Peter Kavanagh Regional Secretary UNITE
Christine Blower, General Secretary, NUT
A speaker from the Junior Doctor’s dispute
International & Migrant Workers Organisations
Joint Chairs – Eve Turner GLATUC & Tony Lennon
SERTUC Celebrate May Day 2016 (Regional events)
London May Day Organising Committee
(Many thanks to londonmayday.org for the use of their picture.)
Special Exhibition (in association with Morning Star): 1926 General Strike (90th anniversary); Miners’ struggle; Trade Union & labour movement solidarity; Progressive press reports; government and capitalist propaganda.
11h30 The Cuban Ambassador: Her Excellency, Teresita Vincente will present a portrait of Fidel Castro at in front of Marx House in Clerkenwell Green.
Short address by Rob Miller, Director, CSC.
Address by Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell.
Guided tours running throughout the day:
Visitors can see:
The room and desk where Lenin worked in exile in London in 1902/3
Banners of the British & Irish Battalion of the 15th International Brigade volunteers in the Spanish Civil War 1936-39
Reports and artefacts from major industrial disputes, mineworkers’ and printers’ strikes of the 1980s.
Stalls in the Main Hall:
Buy second hand books
Marxist merchandise
Enjoy tea and cake and much more …
Marx Memorial Library will be open from 10am until 4pm on Sunday 1 May, with the last tour starting at 3.20pm.
Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School – 37a Clerkenwell Green – London EC1R 0DU
Other opening times:
Monday-Thursday 12 noon-4pm. Get in touch for room bookings and guided tours
(Thanks to the Marx Memorial Library for the use of their image.)
The fight against the White Paper is gathering momentum.
Your help is vital.
Hold meetings.
Make use of the resources that will be posted here as they become available. If you have found other resources, share them with us.
Powerpoint Presentation
(Updated version 11/05/2016
following government
climb down)
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Original version of Powerpoint Presentation
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Leaflet for parents
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Leaflet for Reps
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Leaflet for teachers
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“Education in Crisis” Leaflet A5 B&W
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Education White Paper – A Threat To Us All, A4 Poster. (See left.)
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Model motion re White Paper, for use at meetings
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Government propaganda
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NUT rebuttal of propaganda
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Don’t forget to get signatures for these petitions. Hold a meeting. Get everyone to sign:
Sign the petition to scrap plans to force state schools to become academies.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/124702
Sign the petition to hold a public inquiry and a referendum over turning all schools into academies.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/124747
Any teachers in your school who are not in the NUT? Ask them to join:
http://www.teachers.org.uk/join
(Published 19/04/2016. Updated 20/04/2016)
The NTA President, Amy Sharp, was present with another Lister member and other friends.
Many thanks to Vice-President Peg Probett and Membership Secretary Rick Probett who carried the NTA banner. They were assisted by Clive, another Newham member.
Owen Jones and John McDonnell were particularly inspiring at the demo.
Fight against forced academies.
Vote “Yes” to Strike action.
NUT Reps meeting – Prepare for Strike Ballot & Open Meeting
Tuesday 03/05/2016
East Ham Town Hall. 17h00 – 18h30
Members Open Meeting – Strike Ballot
Thursday 12/05/2016
Lister Room, East Ham Town Hall. 17h00 – 18h30
Posted 14/04/2015. Updated 17/04/2016.
Only hours to go…
Response Deadline: 17th April 2016, 5pm
Alongside the White Paper, in London we still face the threat of a massive cut to school funding. In keeping with the government’s general contempt for democracy, the consultation on the introduction of a national funding formula closes shortly after the end of the Easter break.
The more responses we have the harder it will be for the government to ignore the effect on London schools.
NUT Reps are asked to give 5 minutes of their time to completing the online consultation.
A model response is provided below to help you.
Government online consultation on national funding formula
Model response Download [▼]
The response deadline is 17th April 2016, 5pm
( Thanks to Andrew Baisley, Camden Teachers Association, for information in this post.)
Posted 08/04/2016. Updated 13/04/2016. Updated 15/04/2016.
General Meeting 03/05/2016 Now Cancelled
Instead there will be a meeting for NUT Reps
“No Forced Academies Campaign & Strike Ballot”
East Ham Town Hall
17h00 to 18h30
Officers’ Meeting. Tuesday 19/04/2016.
17h00 East Ham Town Hall.
